Programs · Episode
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Program: The Early Shift with Ted Weiner
Aired: Wednesday, December 17, 2025 @ 12:00 am
Hosted by Ted Weiner
Playlist
12 am | |
| George Frideric Handel · Concerto a due cori No. 3 in F Academy of Ancient Music Christopher Hogwood L'Oiseau-Lyre 455709 "Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks" | |
| Michael Praetorius · Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9607 "Pamela Howland - Lo, How a Rose" | |
| Traditional English · What Child is This? Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9607 "Pamela Howland - Lo, How a Rose" | |
| Traditional French · O Come, O Come Emmanuel Pamela Howland, piano HM Classics 9607 "Pamela Howland - Lo, How a Rose" | |
| Franz Schubert · Symphony No. 6 in C, D.589 Chamber Orchestra of Europe Claudio Abbado Deutsche Grammophon 423654 "Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 &. 6" | |
| Traditional German · O Tannenbaum Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra Carmen Dragon EMI Classics 66087 "The Music of Christmas" | |
| Phillips Brooks / Lewis Redner · O Little Town of Bethlehem Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra Carmen Dragon EMI Classics 66087 "The Music of Christmas" | |
1 am | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach · Triple Concerto in a, BWV 1044 Murray Perahia, piano; Jaime Martin, flute; Kenneth Sillito, violin · Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Murray Perahia Sony Classical 782429 "Murray Perahia Plays Bach" | |
| Traditional English · "Awake, and join the cheerful choir" Andrew Lawrence-King, baroque harp · Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 2927325 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Henry VIII · "Grene growith the holly" Anonymous 4 Harmonia Mundi 2927325 "Wolcum Yule - Celtic and British Carols and Songs" | |
| Antonin Dvorak · American Suite, Op. 98b Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Antal Dorati Decca 411735 "Dvorak: Slavonic Dances; American Suite" | |
| Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky · Waltz of the Flowers, from The Nutcracker Stevan Pasero, guitar Sugo 8501 "The Nutcracker Suite for Guitar" | |
2 am | |
| Francois-Joseph Gossec · Symphonie concertante for 2 Harps Lily Laskine, Odette Le Dentu, harps · Paillard Chamber Orchestra Jean-Francois Paillard Erato 40014 "3 Harp Concertos" | |
| Traditional (arr. Max Reger) · "O Jesulein suss" ("Oh Sweet Little Jesus") Southwest Vocal Ensemble Paul Goodwin Hänssler Classic 93114 "Four Centuries of Christmas Music" | |
| Traditional French · "Quittez, pasteurs" (Leave, shepherds) Kathleen Battle, soprano; Christopher Parkening, guitar Sony Classical 62723 "Angel's Glory" | |
| Sergei Rachmaninoff · Piano Concerto No. 2 in c, Op. 18 Zoltan Kocsis, piano · San Francisco Symphony Edo de Waart Decca 4758548 "Ultimate Rachmaninov" | |
| Traditional · While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| John Rutter · Angels' Carol Arturo Delmoni, Danielle Maddon, violins; Ellen DePasquale, viola; Rafael Figueroa, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · Adeste Fideles Arturo Delmoni, Alexander Romanul, violins; Katherine Murdock, viola; Nathaniel Rosen, cello · Delmoni String Quartet Listen 50001 "A String Quartet Christmas" | |
3 am | |
| Franz Schubert · Fantasie in f, D.940 (orch. by Dmitri Kabalevsky) Michael Korstick, piano · NDR Radio Philharmonic Alun Francis CPO 777658 "Kabalevsky; Piano Concertos" | |
| Leroy Anderson · A Christmas Festival The Boston Pops Orchestra Arthur Fiedler RCA Victor L 61685 "Pops Christmas Party" | |
| Felix Mendelssohn · Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 107 "Reformation" The Chamber Philharmonic Emmanuel Krivine Naive 5069 "Mendelssohn: Symphonies No 4 & 5 " | |
| Traditional French · "Angels We Have Heard on High" Sursum Corda Lester Seigel MSR 1485 "Welcome Yule!" | |
| Traditional Welsh · "Deck the Hall" Sursum Corda Lester Seigel MSR 1485 "Welcome Yule!" | |
4 am | |
| Bernhard Henrik Crusell · Introduction & Variations on a Swedish Air, Op. 12 Emma Johnson, clarinet · English Chamber Orchestra Yan Pascal Tortelier ASV 585 "Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73" | |
| Traditional English · "Gaudete" (Rejoice) St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Andrew Carwood Decca 002405602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Adolphe Adam · "O Holy Night" (arr. by John Rutter) Simon Johnson, organ · St. Paul's Cathedral Choir Andrew Carwood Decca 002405602 "Carols with the St. Paul's Cathedral Choir" | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Piano Concerto No. 17 in G, K. 453 Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano · Philharmonia Orchestra Vladimir Ashkenazy Decca 443727 "Mozart: The Piano Concertos" | |
| Traditional Spanish carol · "Buenos Reyes" (Good Kings) Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Edmund Walters Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |
| Traditional English · "O Come, All Ye Faithful" Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir Edmund Walters Chandos 6672 "A Festival of Christmas" | |